Episode Details

Today we take on your questions about triathlon training, strength training, Ironman, swimming, cycling, running, and other bits and pieces. We also briefly review our recent race experiences, and what’s next on our schedules. Hosted by Scientific Triathlon coaches Mikael Eriksson and Jack Hutchens. 

HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: 

• How to make your bike commutes as effective as possible from a training standpoint! 
• Essential strength training advice for Ironman athletes
• Can you simulate the effectiveness of 4+ hour rides when all you have is 2.5 hours to ride? 
• How do you know that your actually responding to and adapting to training?
• Are long, hard group rides beneficial in preparation for Ironman races and other long-distance triathlon events? 
• Using the Finis Tempo Trainer to improve your swim training and swimming performance
• Are supershoes still worth it on hilly courses? 
• Big discrepancies between heart rate zones and pace zones, and how to deal with it
• Rapid-fire questions on hypoxic training, starting out in triathlon when overweight, and more…

DETAILED EPISODE SHOWNOTES: 

• We have detailed shownotes for all of our episodes. The shownotes are basically the podcast episode in written form, that you can read in 5-10 minutes. They are not transcriptions, but they are also not just surface-level overviews. They provide detailed insights and timestamps for each episode, and are great especially for later review, after you've already listened to an episode. 
• The shownotes for today's episode can be found at https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts693/

LINKS AND RESOURCES: 

• Triathlon Base Training Series 5 – Strength Training, Nutrition & Diet, and Listener Q&A - further details to the strength training question asked in this episode
• Metabolic cost of level, uphill, and downhill running in highly cushioned shoes with carbon-fiber plates - Whiting et. al 2022
• Dustin Joubert, PhD & Dr. Amol Saxena, DPM | EP#383 - the importance of gradually building up use of super shoes
• Shallow Water Blackout - by Swimming Canada 
• Effects of Swimming-Specific Repeated-Sprint Training in Hypoxia Training in Swimmers - Camacho-Cardenosa et al. 2020
• Repeated Sprint Training in Hypoxia Induced by Voluntary Hypoventilation in Swimming - Trincat et al. 2016

WHAT SHOULD I LISTEN TO NEXT?

If you enjoyed this episode, I think you'll love the following related episodes:

• Q&A on swim training | EP#377 - Jack’s first ever appearance on That Triathlon Show (back in 2023)
• Triathlon Base Training Series 5 – Strength Training, Nutrition & Diet, and Listener Q&A - already mentioned above, a recent Q&A with Mikael and Jack related to Base Training
• Q&A on middle-distance development, training load and overtraining metr